For the Keystone Oaks athletic programs, it was a year of good and bad.

Several athletes found success and competed at the PIAA championship level while other teams saw their head coaches move on. The following is a look at the top stories coming out of Golden Eagles athletics in 2013.

1. Diamond dominance

In one of the most successful seasons in Golden Eagles baseball history, the squad went 20-6, finished third in the WPIAL and reached the PIAA semifinals before falling to Upper Moreland, 3-1.

“It has been a really fun season in general,” senior Jerad Skolnicki said. “The amount of support we have been getting from the school, from the athletic director and from the fans is great. We have people driving two hours to see us play in the playoffs. Keystone Oaks really deserves a season like this.”

The driving force behind the team's success was Skolnicki's strong arm. The Kent State recruit went 11-1 with 111 strikeouts to only four runs.

In November, pitcher Taylor Lehman committed to Penn State. In his junior season, Lehman went 3-1 while striking out 34 batters and giving up only nine runs.

2. Silver medal

Senior wrestler Nick Zanetta finished his high school career with a second-place finish at the PIAA tournament.

The 132-pounder was plagued throughout the postseason tournaments by Kittaning's Jason Nolf. Zanetta fell to the junior in the finals of the WPIAL, Southwest Region and PIAA tournament.

Nolf defeated Zanetta, 4-2, in the PIAA Class AA championship match. Zanetta finished his high school career with a 35-5 mark as a senior.

Zanetta moved onto Pitt's wrestling team in the fall.

3. State qualifiers

The Golden Eagles track and field team had two athletes travel to Shippensburg University for the PIAA Class AA championships.

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